Person
Smyth, James Desmond (1917 - 1999)
- Born
- 1917
Dublin, Ireland - Died
- January 1999
- Occupation
- Zoologist
Summary
James Desmond Smyth was the foundation Professor of Zoology at the Australian National University in Canberra (1959-1971). Prior to that he was Chair in Zoology at Canberra University College (1958-1960). He was of the first scientists to take up the study of parasites and authored over 100 scientific journal articles and six books on the topic. His book Introduction to Animal Parasitology (1962) remained in continuous print for decades.
Details
Chronology
- 1940
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at Trinity College, Dublin
- 1948
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at trinity College
- c. 1948 - c. 1954
- Career position - Lecturer in Zoology at universities in Leicester, Leeds and Dublin, UK
- 1955 - 1958
- Career position - Chair of Experimental Biology at Trinity College
- 1958
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from Trinity College
- 1958 - 1960
- Career position - Chair in Zoology at Canberra University College
- c. 1971 - c
- Career position - Chair of Parasitology at Imperial College, London
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
Published resources
Resources
- 'Smyth, J D (1917-19981201)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1278377. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 18 September 2006, Last modified: 7 February 2011